Zurich / Switzerland, 31 October 2012

ARYZTA AG has this morning issued to its shareholders the Invitation and Agenda for its forthcoming Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) to be held on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland. The Invitation and Agenda for the AGM are available at www.www.aryzta.com.

The Board of Directors (‘Board’) is proposing the election of one new member of the Board, Mr. Wolfgang Werl̩, for a three-year term. Biographical details are set out in the Invitation to the AGM, available at www.www.aryzta.com. In addition, the Board proposes the re-election of Mr. Denis Lucey for a three-year term. Mr. William Murphy and Mr. Hans Sigrist, each of whose term of office as members of the Board expires at the AGM, do not seek re-election to the Board.

Enquiries:

Paul Meade
Communications Officer
ARYZTA AG
Tel: +41 (0) 44 583 42 00
info@aryzta.com